Saab 96

Saab 96
Saab 96
	1972 Saab 96 V4
Overview
Manufacturer	Saab Automobile
Production	1960–1980
Assembly	Sweden: Trollhättan (Trollhättan Assembly); Finland: Uusikaupunki (Saab-Valmet); Belgium: Antwerp;
Designer	Sixten Sason
Body and chassis
Class	Compact
Body style	2-door sedan
Layout	Longitudinal front-engine, front-wheel drive
Related	Saab 95 ; Saab Granturismo
Powertrain
Engine	795 cc Saab 2-stroke I3 (US, 1968); 841 cc Saab 2-stroke I3; 1,498 cc Taunus V4; 1,698 cc Taunus V4;
Transmission	3-speed manual; 4-speed manual; 3-speed Saxomat;
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,488 mm (98.0 in)
Length	4,050 mm (159.4 in)
Width	1,570 mm (61.8 in)
Height	1,473 mm (58.0 in)
Kerb weight	873–950 kg (1,925–2,094 lb)
Chronology
Predecessor	Saab 93
Successor	Saab 99

The Saab 96 is an automobile manufactured and marketed by Swedish automaker Saab from 1960 to January 1980, replacing the Saab 93. The 96 featured aerodynamic two-door bodywork, four-passenger seating and at first a two-stroke, three-cylinder engine, later a four-stroke V4.

^ Sedgwick, Michael; Gillies, Mark (1986), A to Z of Cars 1945 to 1970, Haymarket Publishing Ltd., p. 174, ISBN 978-1-906133-26-9

[1] Sedgwick, Michael; Gillies, Mark (1986), A to Z of Cars 1945 to 1970, Haymarket Publishing Ltd., p. 174, ISBN 978-1-906133-26-9

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